Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-07-21
Conrad Wenzel is putting an adj
dition on his shoe shop.

visit
Mrs. Sidney Palmer, and children, of
Dubuque, Ia, are visiting relatives in
this city.
Mrs. c. w. Hill had beautiful
Night Blooming Cereus in full bloom
Wednesday night.
Mrs. John Wenzel started for Phila-
delphia Monday morning to spend
several months visiting.
Mr.. and Miss Jones, friends Of Mr..
and Mrs. DR.. Hassell from New York
City are expected here to-day.
Miss Cora Streeter returned home
Monday evening, after an absence of
several months at Saratoga, N. Y.
Mrs. DR.. Eastman, and her daughter
Miss Jessie Eastman visited Mrs. w.
G. Chandler Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Ally Orr of Glen Haven is visit
ing with Misses Nellie Pierce, Belle
Hallsted, and Nelly Okey of Csssville.
John Grandrath, of Glen Haven, had a
case of sun-stroke Friday while working
on the railroad and repetition on Sum
day.
Miss Florence Hill is home for the
summer, her friend Miss Helen Moers
of Milwaukee is also here for a part of
the vacation.
1t was very brilliant shade OF red
that they painted this town last Satur-
day night, and they put on the second
coat Sunday morning.
DR.. j. H. Reed went to milwaukee
Tuesday morning to attend conven-
ton OF the State Dental Association in
session there this week.
Several lawyers were taking testi-
mony before Judge Carter last Thurs
day, to be used in the case of the Hyde
estate against DIR. Smith.
The officers of the law are looking
for tramp that committed criminal
assault on girl named Fritz, Is years
old, near Boscobel last week.
Mr.. Enoch Davies, of LIE Claire, for
twenty-seven years engineer on the
Mississippi. is in town on probate bust
ness. He is visiting his former neigh
Dor Tom Mcmahon.
During the big shower Monday a
freight car standing on side-track at
Fennimore was blown along the switch.
The Galena passenger was delayed an
hour getting it back on.
Dick Huftil is back from Lincoln Neb
where he has been employed at carpen-
tering. He came home on account OF
the illness of his wife, and will return
as soon as she is sufficiently recovered.
The planet, Venus recently reached
her point of greatest brilliancy, and
can, in clear day, be seen in the day
time. A good many people saw her
through Fred McNair's telescope Tues
day.
Miss Matte Humphrey, of Patch
Grove, and Miss Emma Hatch, of
Bloomington, are spending week with
Miss Libbie Abrams. They came in
Monday to see how the HERALD is
made.
Street Commissioner Stevens, assis-
tant Gruebe and all who had part
in building the new sidewalk to the
cemetery and the bridge across Pigeon
deserve the credit of having done first
class job.
The families of Messrs John Schrein-
er, M. NJ Zeigler, L. J. Arthur, Mrs
Lewis, Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. Sam Greene,
Misses McNair, Cover, Buchncr, Chand-
Ter, and several others will camp at
Lake Monona next week.
Lieut. Gov. Ryland went to Madison
Tuesday morning to take charge of the
executive Office for severa lweeks during
the absence of Gov. Rusk at Narragan-
sett Pier. K. |, where he goes with his
family for rest and recreation
Gus Dahlgren, constable of Glen
Haven brought Ed Tompkins, Frank
Smith anu j. w. Shipman to Lancaster
last night charged with fishing with
seines in the Mississippi. Two of these
parties came from Savannah, Ill.
Frank Schrener, Fred Barnett G. @.
Sykes, Charlie Barber. Howard Rhodes.
Fred Plue and Jay Dolphin formed a
party that camped at the DEVILS Elbow
above Cassyille last week and fished.
They had good luck and good time.
Fred Burr and Ralph Strong visited
the Cassville campfire one day last
week when the thermometer was 1929
in the shade. The delicate bloom of
their compilations was somewhat in
creased on their return, but they had
fine time.
With its last issue the Bloomington
Record completed its seventh volume
Since its establishment, seven years
ago it has never missed an issue. Its
circulation and advertising patronage
have increased and its eighth year be-
gins auspiciously.
Mr.. Dorgan, of San Antonio. Texas,
the new owner of the Hubbard House
property, Is here this week taking an
inventory of his furniture, etc., and
having the house put in order. There
is a probability that the house will be
opened in the near future.
Prof McDermott has been reengaged
principal ofour schoole for another year
At least three of the same teachers will
be employed: Misses Woolstenholme,
Barlow and Finn. Miss Harrison Twill
not teach next year. As she gave ex.
cellent satisfaction here the reason may
be easily surmised
Last week was probably the hottest
week and Saturday the hottest day ever
| known in Grant county. The thernon,.